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Before photography went digital, infrared imaging was possible using one of several infrared films available on the market at that time. Most of them were B&W (Like Kodak HIE or Rollei IR), but there was also some false color infrared film. One of the most renowned among them was Kodak’s EIR.
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The Nikon Z6 Disassembly and Teardown

Nearly two months ago, we dove into the Nikon Z7 and showed you what was happing inside all the way down to the sensor. Today, we did the same with the Z7's standard resolution counterpart, the Nikon Z6. At 25 megapixels and just under $2000 MSRP, the Z6 is encroaching on the Sony A7 III's turf. The A7 III has proven itself to be a high-p...

Infrared Photography at Night

Introduction
Photographers most often shoot infrared during sunny days to catch the maximum infrared light from the sun. However, the sun is not the only source of infrared light, and it is also possible to practice infrared photography at night within several parameters.
We will see in this tutorial how it is possible to shoot infrar...

The Fujifilm X-T3 Infrared Photography Review

The Fujifilm X-T3 that we tore down last week is now a fully capable, full-spectrum camera. As we did with the Nikon Z7 and EOS R, we'll be putting the X-T3 through our full set of infrared photography tests. We'll test the X-T3 for user-friendliness with respect to IR photography, infrared color performance, sensor artifacts, light lea...

The Fujifilm X-T3 Disassembly and Teardown

You might have thought the Fujifilm X-T series was finished with the release of the X-H1, that Fujifilm was digging into the competition and leaving their love of style behind as was evident with that monstrosity. (We mean that lovingly.) But, the X-T3 is here, and it's as beautiful as ever. Not only that, but the X-T3 even outperforms th...

The Canon EOS R Infrared Photography Review

Now that our Canon EOS R is back in one piece (see our EOS R Teardown article here), we can test its performance for infrared photography. Just like our last infrared photography review of the Nikon Z7, we'll be testing for user-friendliness with respect to IR photography, infrared color performance, sensor artifacts, light leaks, ho...

The Unbiased Canon EOS R Disassembly and Teardown

The Canon EOS R was cause for some internal controversy here at Kolari Vision. After all, we're in the middle of The Great Mirrorless Camera War. Tensions are bound to rise, turning brother against brother, camera tech against camera tech, and photographer against photographer. Despite this, I will do my best to describe the for...

The Nikon Z7 Infrared Photography Review

Now that we've had a good look at the Nikon Z7, both inside and out, let's see how it stacks up for infrared photography. For testing, we're using the same Nikon Z7 from our teardown article (which you should read if you haven't already), converted to full-spectrum with our whole range of infrared filters. Our main focus areas are ease-of...

The New Pro Anti-Smudge AR Coated Filters

What are the Pro AR Anti-Smudge Filters?
Here at Kolari Vision, we're proud to be the only infrared camera conversion company to offer IR Centered Anti-Reflective coatings on our infrared sensor filters. Over the years, our users have agreed that AR coatings ensure a higher quality image by reducing stray reflections and hot spots whil...

Nikon Z7 Disassembly and Teardown

Our brand new Nikon Z7 full frame mirrorless camera arrived at the office this week, and we immediately got down to business. Four years ago, Sony fired the first shot of this battle with the A7 and continued to release one iteration after another, each improving on the last, and did so completely unanswered by the competition until Augus...

Advanced Infrared Photography Processing: The Power of Luminosity Masks

Introduction
Luminosity masks are a powerful tool for Infrared photography processing . Based on the light repartition in RGB channels, they allow precise parts of a picture to be selected. Due to the specific way infrared light is recorded by digital camera sensors, luminosity masks are also a powerful tool to process effectively and pr...